Synonyms of rulers

rulers

noun

plural of ruler

as in monarchs

one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority

the aging ruler agonized over the choice of an heir

Synonyms & Similar Words

• monarchs
• kings
• emperors
• sovereigns
• autocrats
• potentates
• princes
• queens
• overlords
• dictators
• tyrants
• sultans
• empresses
• emirs
• Caesars
• lords
• czars
• satraps
• despots
• khans
• shahs
• moguls
• suzerains
• kaisers
• Big Brothers
• corulers
• authoritarians
• mikados
• führers
• khedives
• monocrats
• paramounts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rulers

Two lasers replace hardware Optical frequency combs work much like rulers for light. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

To varying degrees, respondents in these countries—Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Saudia Arabia, and Turkey—expressed an increasing preference for liberal values, even as their rulers sought to suppress popular demands for democratic change. — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

The second find consists of part of a statue of a royal personage along with its head, which was adorned with the striped cloth associated with ancient Egyptian rulers. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Shelter staff made Gelato a wheelchair crafted from Hot Wheels cars and wooden rulers. — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026

The 1970s marked a reinvigoration in quilting culture, with the introduction of specialty rulers and rotary cutters for use with modern patterns. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Muslim armies had invaded from North Africa in the 700s, and Muslim rulers eventually governed much of the peninsula. — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

This particular set of remains—46 crania stored at Cambridge University—came from the Umm el-Qaab cemetery, which contains subsidiary burials presumed to be retainers of deceased First Dynasty rulers. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

Correspondence to the point of conflation appeared in the sixteenth century, when rulers were nostalgic for the assurances of feudalism. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026